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GONNEGTION BETWEEN BASINS AND SEWERS.

No. 304,653. Patentd Sept. 2', 1884.

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UNTTnn STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

CHARLES I. KANE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND ROB- ERT E.LESTER, OF SAME PLACE, AND OH ARLES \V'IDMEE, OF BROOKLYN,

NEWV YORK.

CONNECTION BETWEEN BASINS AND SEWERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,653, datedSeptember 2, 1884:.

Application filed August 3, 1883. (No mode.)

I all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES I. KANE, ot the city and county of New York,in the State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inConnections Between Basins and Sewers, of which the following is aspecification. The traps which are commonly used in connection withwash-basins are unreliable, be-

rc cause of the liability of a siphoning action taking place.

My invention relates to that class of connections in which the wastewater from the basin is discharged into a lower receptacle or I 5chamber, which is permanently connected with the waste-pipe.

The invention consists in the combination, with a wash-basin, of an openreceiving-basin arranged below, but unconnected with the outlet of thewashbasin, and into which water may flow from such outlet, the saidreceiving-basin being permanently connected with the waste-pipe, and avalve or pln g within said receiving-basin for closing the outlettherefrom.

The invention also consists in combining with the aforesaid Valve orplug a spring or other means for closing it automatically, andconnections whereby it will be opened when the basin-cock is turned todraw water into the wash-basin, as more fully hereinafter de scribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is avertical section of awash-basin connected 5 with a soil-pipe according to my invention, andFig. 2 is a plan thereof, partly in section.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

A designates an ordinary wash-basin set in 0 the usual way, and Bdesignates the receivingbasin or receptacle which Iemploy, and whichreceives waste water from the outlet a of the basin A. The outlet a isto be closed by the usual plug, 1). The receiving-basin B is open 5 atthe top, and although it is arranged immediately below the outlet a ofthe wash-basin, and receives waste water therefrom, it is not connectedin any way with said outlet, nor is it connected with the wash-basin.The re ceiving-basin is supported by hangers or downwardly-extendingarms, which depend from the slab or shelf in which the wash-basin A isplaced. The outlet 0 of the receptacle B is connected with the soil-pipeG, and through it with the sewer. I have here shown a trap, G, in thesoil-pipe, as there would commonly be if my invention were applied to asoil-pipe already in place, but in fitting up new work the trap would beunnecessary, although it might be used. The overflow-pipe d from the 6basin A delivers its water into the basin or receptacle B. The overflowpipc d extends downward to a point somewhat below the top of thereceiving-basin B, and it also is unconnected with said open basin inany way; 6 5 hence it will be readily understood that although thereceiving-basin is so arranged as to receive all the water from thewash-basin outlet and overflow a d there are no joints between the twobasins, and the wash-basin 0 may at any time be lifted out for thepurpose of putting in a new one or cleaning the receiving-basin withoutbreaking any joints. The outlet 0 of the open-top receiving-basin B isfitted within the basin with a valve or 7 plug, 6, which may be of anysuitable form, and which is operated by a rod, 6, and the said outlet issurrounded by a cage or screen, f, of wire-cloth or other reticulated orperforated material, which prevents any refuse that would be liable toremain under the valve and hold it from its seat from entering theoutlet 0. In this example of my invention a spring, f, is applied to thevalve-rod c for automatically closing the valve when it is not heldopen. This spring bears at one end against the valve and at the otherend against the top of the screen or cage f.

In lieu of the spring f, a weight, which is the equivalent of thespring, may be used.

D designates the basin-cocks, to which water is supplied by the pipes D,and which are mounted in the usual manner upon the basin top or slab A.

Although the valve 0 may be operated in other ways, I prefer to provideconnections whereby it will be opened whenever water is turned on thebasin A, and any suitable arrangement of connections may be employed forthis purpose. In this example of my invention the valve-rod c isconnected with an arm, 9, secured on a rock-shaft, h, which is fitted toturn in bearings h, and to the ends of which are secured arms From eachcock D there projects an arm, j, which extends downward through a slot,k, in the basin top A, as best shown in Fig. 2. As here shown, the armst consist of short portions cast with the arm y, and separate piecesriveted thereto. \Vhcn either cock is turned to draw water, the arm jmoves in its slot it without eifectin g any movement of the valve cuntilthe cock reaches the position of the right-hand cock, (shown in Fig. 2,)whereupon the said arm comes in contact with the arm '5, and turns therock-shaft h sufficiently to open the valve 0. As soon as the cock isturned to shut off water, the arm t is relieved of the pressure of thearm j, and the valve 0 is closed bythe spring If only one cock, D, wereused, of course the rockshaft It would require but one arm, '11. \Vhenthe plug 2) is drawn out, the water passes from the basin A to the lowerbasin or receptacle, B, and the valve 0, being closed, remains therein.Hence the gas is prevented from escaping upward not only by the valve,but by the water seal above the valve. Fresh wa ter cannot be drawn intothe basin A without opening the valve 0 and emptying the lower basin orreceptacle, B, and hence there is no danger of the latter overflowing.If it is de sired to clean or flush the soil-pipe C, the plug 1) isdrawn out, and the cock D turned to allow water to flow directly throughthe basins and down the soil-pipe. By the term washbasin, as hereinused, I mean to include any '1 t, the said receiving-basin. beingpermanently connected with the waste-pipe. and a Valve or plug withinsaid receiving-basin for closing the outlet therefrom, substantially asherein described.

2. The combination, with a wash-basin and basin-cock, of an openreceiving-basin, arranged below but unconnected with the outlet of thewash-basin, and into which water may flow from such outlet, the saidreceivingbasin being connected with the waste-pipe, a valve or plugcontrolling the outlet from said receiving basin, and connectionsthrough which said valve or plug is opened by the opening movement ofthe basiircock, substantially as herein described.

3. The combination, with a wash-basin and basin-cock, of an openrcceivingbasin, arranged below but unconnected with the outlet of thewash-basin, and into which water may flow from such outlet, the saidreceiving-basin being permanently connected with the wastepipe, a valveor plug arranged in the said receiving-basin and controlling the outletthereof, a spring or weight for automatically clos ing said valve orplug, and connections through which said valve or plug may be opened bythe opening movement of the basiircock, substantially as hereindescribed.

at. The combination, with the basin A and its main and overflow outletsa d, and the ba sin-cock D, of the open-top receiving-basin 13, arrangedbelow but unconnected with said outlets a (l, the waste-pipe Opermanently connected with said receiving-basin, the valve 6 for closingthe outlet 0 of said receiving-basin by a downward movement, andconnections between the basin-cock D and valve 6, substantially as andfor the purposeherein described.

5. The combination, with the basin A, the cock D, and itsdownwardly-projecting arm, of the receiving-basin B, the valve 0, andthe rock-shaft 72, with its arms 9 c for operating said valve,substantially as described.

CHARLES l. KANE.

\Vitnesses:

FREDK. HAY Es, ED. L. MORAN.

